Russia's Missile Strike on Dnipro Kills at Least 5 Civilians and Injures 47

Multiple explosions were heard in Dnipro city, Ukraine just before 10 am, on July 3. According to preliminary data, Russia hit a shopping center.

At least 5 civilians were killed and 47 injured, including a 14-year-old girl.

According to the Dnipropetrovsk Mayor, the Air Defense Forces downed 5 missiles and 5 Shahed drones over the Dnipropetrovsk region.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and stressed the urgent need for air defense to the allies.

“Only two things can stop this Russian terror – modern air defense systems and the long-range capabilities of our weapons. The world can protect lives, and it requires the determination of leaders. Determination that can and must make protection from terror the norm again,“ Zelenskyy wrote.